Warren Wilson arts program awarded $2.1M

9:59 PM,
May 13, 2013

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Warren Wilson College has a couple million reasons to believe its art department will be stronger in the future.

The Windgate Charitable Foundation awarded the liberal arts college a $2.1 million grant to enhance its art department, with the intent of making Western North Carolina a recognized center for craft study.

The three-year grant will provide the department with studio craft and material arts and foster a closer partnership between Warren Wilson and The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design. The funding will also increase faculty and staff positions, including a full-time ...